''Stomoxys'' is a

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flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

in the

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Muscidae Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea. Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species in ...

. The genus is unusual among the Muscidae in that it includes species that are bloodsucking

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of mammals. The best-known species is ''

Stomoxys calcitrans ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' is commonly called the stable fly, barn fly, biting house fly, dog fly, or power mower fly. Unlike most members of the family Muscidae, ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' ('sharp mouth' + 'kicking') and others of its genus Hematoph ...

'', most commonly known as the stable fly. The genus is small, comprising a dozen or two described species, and current evidence suggests that it is

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as well.

Species

*'' S. bengalensis'' Picard, 1908 *'' S. bilineatus'' Grünberg, 1906 *'' S. boueti'' Roubaud, 1911 *'' S. calcitrans'' (

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, 1758) *'' S. indicus'' Picard, 1908 *'' S. inornatus'' Grünberg, 1906 *'' S. luteolus''

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, 1934 *'' S. '' Macquart, 1851 *'' S. nigra'' Macquart, 1851Ahmed, A.B, Okiwelu, S.N, Samdi, S .M; Species Diversity, Abundance and Seasonal Occurrence of Some Biting Flies in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria; African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 8 (2005); 113 - 118 Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group *'' S. ochrosoma'' Speiser, 1910 *'' S. omega'' Newstead, Dutton & Todd, 1907 *'' S. pallidus'' Roubaud, 1911 *'' S. pullus'' Austen, 1909 *'' S. sitiens'' Rondani, 1873 *'' S. stigma'' Emden, 1939 *'' S. taeniatus'' Bigot, 1888 *'' S. transvittatus''

, 1916 *'' S. uruma'' Shinonaga & Kano, 1966 *'' S. varipes''

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, 1907 *'' S. xanthomelas'' Roubaud, 1937

References

Muscidae Diptera of Europe Brachycera genera {{Muscidae-stub